John F. McDermott was introduced to Truro in the summer of 1971 by his colleague Rosalyn Baxandall, with whom he taught at the State University of New York. He had […]
Obituaries
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Janice Walk, 70, Artist and Social Worker
Janice Virginia Walk died peacefully at her home in North Truro on Feb. 28, 2021, with her spouse, Janis Sommers, by her side. She was 70. The cause was the […]
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Roy Jackson, 93, a Yorkshireman Who Loved Provincetown
When Roy Jackson and his wife, Patricia, first came to Cape Cod in 1962, they were drawn by the names on the map. Yarmouth and Truro reminded Patricia of her […]
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Roland Santos, 43, a ‘Big Teddy Bear’ With a Soft Heart
Roland Joseph Santos died at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis on March 15, 2022 from complications of a lifelong battle with diabetes. It was his 43rd birthday. The son of […]
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Shirley Clark Lauffer, a Dedicated School Nurse, Dies at 95
Shirley Clark Lauffer of Wellfleet died at the Windsor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Yarmouth on Christmas Eve 2021. She had just turned 95. The daughter of Blanche […]
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John F. Feeney of Gracie House Dies at 63
John F. Feeney III died peacefully at home in Provincetown on March 20, 2022, surrounded by his family and friends. The cause of death, confirmed by his husband, Paul, was […]
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Actor Jeanne Boland Schmidt of ‘Edge of Night’ Was 95
After a brief illness, Jeanne Ethelwyn Katherine Boland Schmidt died on March 29, 2021 at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Fla. Her death was confirmed by her daughter […]
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Emily Patricia Chapman, Lifelong Summer Resident, 94
Patricia Chapman came of age when frugality was a virtue. She reused tea bags and wrapped her presents in repurposed gift paper, and every summer when she visited family and […]
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Claire Sprague, 95, Literary Critic and Host of ‘Sister Talk’
Claire Sprague, a New Yorker who was a part-time resident of Provincetown for over 40 years, died on Nov. 13, 2021 at Whitehall Manor, an assisted living facility, in Whitehall, […]
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Jane Ellen Bloom, Artist and Humanitarian, Dies at 76
Longtime Provincetown summer resident and artist Jane Ellen Bloom died from injuries sustained in an accident on March 11, 2022. She was dining with a group of friends at a […]
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Anne MacAdam, 91, Automotive Designer and Landscape Painter
Anne MacAdam died in Provincetown on Feb. 25, 2022 after several months in hospice. Her death, at age 91, was confirmed by her daughter, Heather Dune Macadam. Anne was born […]
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Peter Welker, 79, Brought His Trumpet to Cape Cod
Peter Welker died in Sun City, Ariz. on Jan. 12, 2022 from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and Covid. The West Coast jazz musician, composer, arranger, producer, and sideman, […]
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Charles P. Morton II, 74, Mainstay of Days Cottages
Charles Philip Morton II died peacefully on Feb 25, 2022 at his home in North Truro with his fiancée, Annie (Jordan) Appling, by his side. The cause of death was leukemia. He […]
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Mosaic Artist Elizabeth S. Fleeson Dies at 65
Elizabeth Seward Fleeson, known as Libby, died peacefully of natural causes at her Provincetown home on Feb. 11, 2022, nine days before her 66th birthday. The cause of death was […]
VISITING HOURS
Charles Morton Calling Hours
Charles Philip Morton died at his home in North Truro on Feb. 25, 2022. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 4 at the […]